Description
Assessment 1: Case Analysis [Team Project 3-5 students] (25%)
In this project, team members will write a case of an organization that is experiencing difficulty because of the lack of attention to key organizational behavioral practices. The report will also include recommendations to further improve employee and team behavior in that organization. The team report Only 1500 words (excluding references and graphic appendices). An executive summary is NOT required for the submitted report, but should be added to any report sent to the organization. Please note that penalties apply to reports that exceed the word limit.
Guidelines for Group Case Analysis:
- 1. Problem statement at individual, team, and organisational levels, as applicable. Consider root causes and contributing factors to identified problems, Ethical dilemma, Gender and culture sensitivity and global implications.
- 2. Decision criteria and weights
- 3. Alternative courses of action, at least 3, considering the aforementioned aspects
- 4. Evaluation of alternatives using the decision criteria and preparing the decision table
- 5. Best solution and its logic
- 6. Action steps for implementation, including time sequence, responsible persons, and resource requirements
- 7. Write-up of management policy and procedures to be written from lessons learned in the problem tackled
- 8. Government lobby position to be taken, if any, or strategic alliances required
Diagnostic Logic. The diagnosis of the organization’s practices, and other issues in the topic should fit the conceptual framework and well-thought out logic. In other words, evaluate corporate practices using expert sources (conceptual models, expert statements, past practices described in the literature), not your own gut feel that these practices “look good.”- Appropriate Scope. The report should be well-balanced with respect to depth and breadth of discussion. Teams should avoid taking on a project that only allows a broad, superficial presentation, such as a company that offers limited information and has very poor employee engagement practices.Research Foundation. The report should be based on a complement of up-to-date and relevant literature beyond the course readings. All literature must be appropriately referenced using an acceptable citation method. Although outside literature is required, this is an applied report, not literature review paper. Thus, information must be presented concisely and integrated with the corporate information throughout the organizational analysis.Report Organization. The report should present efficiently and organize it logically. The report should use headings and subheadings to effectively guide the reader and should avoid unnecessarily repeating information. The content of the report should “flow” easily so that the reader does not have difficulty understanding it or following the discussion. For example, the subheadings and material within each subheading should be linked logically. Information from the organization should be effectively woven together with the conceptual framework.Recommendation Soundness. The report must clearly identify a set of recommendations that correspond to the organizational analysis presented in the report. Recommendations should be specific rather than general platitudes. They should flow logically from the diagnosis and information provided.Report Style. Please write a cohesive report, not as separate chapters by different people. Spelling and other grammatical errors are unacceptable. The report should be informative, yet concise. Fully cite the sources of all concepts and examples, applying the referencing protocol described later in this unit outline. Finally, the report should be formatted and packaged neatly.
Submission of Assignments
Late assignments will attract a penalty of 5% per day. This penalty will be waived by the lecturer only in exceptional circumstances. No marks will be awarded to assignments submitted after other students in the class have had their assignments returned.Group Project OutlineTitle Page (1 page)Abstract: (optional, 200 words)Introduction: Company information and the goal of this project (1-2 pages)Company analysis:Explain the variables of interest and provide reasons for researching these variables•Variable 1 (define variable, show why it’s important for the company, andanalyze what is going on in the company in relation to the variable of interest.You can cite reports, news, and/or any relevant information)• Variable 2•Variable 3• Variable 4• Variable 5(4-6 Pages)Defining the problem: Give a brief summary of your analysis of the variables and whatproblems have you found in relation to these variables. State and highlight the mostimportant problem and justify why it is important to resolve this problem. (1 page)Alternatives: Discuss and analyze 3-10 alternatives to solve the problem.1.2.3.4.5.(2-4 pages)Recommendation: Choose one of the alternatives as recommendation and providerational behind your recommendation. (1-2 pages)Conclusion (optional)
Please follow the instructions
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
Organization Behavior
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ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
Abstract
The contemporary corporate world immensely relies on corporate culture for an excellent
performance. A remarkable difference exists between companies with an effective corporate
culture and those that have ineffective or inadequate cultural practices. In other words,
organizational culture gives companies a competitive advantage by increasing employee
performance and productivity. This is because corporate culture carries a lot of significance in
several ways. First, an organizational culture acts as both an external and internal identity of a
company. Simply, the reputation of a company originates from its culture. Also, organizational
culture helps an enterprise practice its core values, which are crucial to achieving organizational
goals. Consequently, a robust corporate culture assists a company in attracting the best employees
as well as retaining them. People want to work for the best company where best is defined by the
organizational culture. In simple terms, a strong corporate culture determines the achievement of
organizational goals by setting a conducive environment for the employees.
The purpose of this project is to analyze an organization that is facing difficulties due to
the lack of a properly functioning corporate culture. Uber is one such organization whose
organizational culture has been branded toxic. Uber is a company that uses technology to connect
cab drivers and riders for transportation from one place to another. It is a worldwide company that
operates in over 400 cities of more than 60 countries. Due to the convenience Uber offered right
from the beginning of its operations, the company registered a lot of success in almost every
country of operation. However, a few years into business, the company started facing challenges
mostly caused by a weak organizational culture. The company currently has a negative reputation
and image because of scandals emanating from its bad organizational culture.
Variables of Interest and Company Analysis
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ORGANIZATION BEHAVIOR
The current workplace is one that requires high levels of values and ethics for a company
to register the desired rate of success or even more. Job seekers look for organizations with strong
corporate cultures. Hence, once a company has a smear of negative reputation, it is impossible to
onboard employees with excellent performance that can propel the company forward. The main
corporate culture issues troubling the Uber Company include the absence of accountability,
ineffective communication, poor leadership, and lack of a sense of team spirit, which in turn
cripples the achievement of the company’s purpose. A combination of all the ailments of Uber
leads to its weak organizational culture. As a result, it is projected that the company is bound to
suffer more losses in future than it already does.
Purpose
People, especially within a work environment, always want to determine the reasons for
doing their tasks. This is often guided by the company’s mission, vision, and values. Each of the
elements creates the pillar for organizational culture as they help the employees adopt best
practices. Lack of them, thereof, results in the absence of behavior guidelines, which may
jeopardize the success of an organization’s operations.
The Uber Company appears to lack purpose, given the trail of scandals that have been
associated with its name. The most significant evidence of this is the inability of the human
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